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Nearly 80 Percent of Palestinians in Gaza Have Been Displaced, UN Reports
Meanwhile, the water supply has dropped to just 17 percent of pre-siege levels, Oxfam has found.

NYPD Spends $390 Million on Radio System Despite NYC’s Massive Budget Cut
Amid massive budget cuts to services like libraries, New York City has made millions available to its police force.

Bunkers Under Gaza Hospital Were Built by Israel, Former Israel PM Says
Officials have claimed that the tunnels are Hamas military command centers as Israeli forces raided al-Shifa hospital.

US Military Defends Use of “Forever Chemicals” as Groups Raise Health Concerns
Military personnel who were exposed to PFAS say they live in fear that they or their family members will develop cancer.

Elon Musks’s “X” Sues Media Matters for Its Report on Antisemitic Content
Rather than block far right content, Elon Musk is suing Media Matters after their report led to advertisers pulling out.

Observers Predict Trump’s Gag Order in Jan. 6 Case Will Be Reinstated
“It seems likely that the gag order will survive in some form,” one legal observer opined.

At Least 50 Journalists Have Been Killed Amid Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Israeli forces have repeatedly been accused of deliberately targeting reporters, a war crime under international law.

Federal Court Guts Enforcement of Voting Rights Act in “Catastrophic” Ruling
“This ruling is a travesty for democracy,” said ACLU lawyer Sophia Lin Lakin.

Friday’s Global Temperature Breach Is a Canary in the Coal Mine, Scientists Say
Experts say that while the 2°C increase is an anomaly for that day, it points to the urgency of tackling emissions.

AOC, 20 NY Lawmakers Demand Columbia Reinstate Pro-Palestine Student Groups
Columbia University officials recently suspended two student groups over a walkout in support of Palestine.